AUTOMATE
THE BORING STUFF
WITH PYTHON
P R A C T I C A L P R O G R A M M I N G
F O R T O T A L B E G I N N E R S
AL SWEIGART
,Automate the Boring Stuff
with Python
,Automate the
Boring Stuff
with Python
Practical Programming
for Total Beginners
b y Al S w e i g a r t
San Francisco
, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. Copyright © 2015 by Al Sweigart.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
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Production Editor: Laurel Chun
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Interior Design: Octopod Studios
Developmental Editors: Jennifer Griffith-Delgado, Greg Poulos, and Leslie Shen
Technical Reviewer: Ari Lacenski
Copyeditor: Kim Wimpsett
Compositor: Susan Glinert Stevens
Proofreader: Lisa Devoto Farrell
Indexer: BIM Indexing and Proofreading Services
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THE BORING STUFF
WITH PYTHON
P R A C T I C A L P R O G R A M M I N G
F O R T O T A L B E G I N N E R S
AL SWEIGART
,Automate the Boring Stuff
with Python
,Automate the
Boring Stuff
with Python
Practical Programming
for Total Beginners
b y Al S w e i g a r t
San Francisco
, Automate the Boring Stuff with Python. Copyright © 2015 by Al Sweigart.
All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval
system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner and the publisher.
Printed in USA
Third printing
19 18 17 16 15 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
ISBN-10: 1-59327-599-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-599-0 SFI-00000
Publisher: William Pollock
Production Editor: Laurel Chun
Cover Illustration: Josh Ellingson
Interior Design: Octopod Studios
Developmental Editors: Jennifer Griffith-Delgado, Greg Poulos, and Leslie Shen
Technical Reviewer: Ari Lacenski
Copyeditor: Kim Wimpsett
Compositor: Susan Glinert Stevens
Proofreader: Lisa Devoto Farrell
Indexer: BIM Indexing and Proofreading Services
For information on distribution, translations, or bulk sales,
please contact No Starch Press, Inc. directly:
No Starch Press, Inc.
245 8th Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
phone: 415.863.9900;
www.nostarch.com
Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953114
No Starch Press and the No Starch Press logo are registered trademarks of No Starch Press, Inc. Other
product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Rather
than use a trademark symbol with every occurrence of a trademarked name, we are using the names only
in an editorial fashion and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the
trademark.
The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution
has been taken in the preparation of this work, neither the author nor No Starch Press, Inc. shall have any
liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or
indirectly by the information contained in it.
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